Intermission: You get so into the story that you totally forget that you’re stretching, moving, and working your body. Over time, this just becomes a pleasure for you, and you’ll find that you look forward to some relaxing exercise. It makes you more alert; helps you sleep better; and it’s so easy to do just a little bit every day. And you want to watch the VNs!

Okay, so a lot happened before that was over.

So many new characters. Let’s get started!

We learn that the little girl is named Catherine, and that she’s a musical prodigy.

We meet the Marquis, whom bumblebeary does not trust. You can tell she has had some experience with men like this before (both in and out of VNs). Everything he says is suspect to our adorable streamer, and it so much fun to watch the play between the VN and our hostess!

But the Marquis is playing everyone, it seems.

Catherine’s father is a widower who melts for the Marquis. Fine wine, a stipend, patronage for Catherine, and a new piano; however–as our lovely bumblebeary points out–gifts are rarely free.

We meet Catherine’s older sister, Emilie and she’s very interesting. Nearly married, and living in the house of another family, she wants to suspect the Marquis of so many foul things. She’s heard the rumours, that the Marquis is a seducer and a viper of the heart, but he seems so sad. We know that he’s just amazingly manipulative, don’t we, bumblebeary? But Emilie gets a few lines in before she starts to literally fantasize about having the Marquis future babies. Oh, he wants to settle down? Was he looking at me when he said that?

The major plot twist comes when Catherine decides to adopt poor Rosa. Her father doesn’t quite like the idea, and the Marquis doesn’t enjoy being put on the spot. But what can you do? Kids, right?

The Marquis plays it well, neatly arranging for all the girls to spend time at his manor. It seems like he wants to put his greedy, slutty fingers into all the pies.

This is a good place to check out another streamer, who does great voices. I’ll have a new link for you tomorrow. I do know we will be back to bumblebeary before we’re done, though. There are not a lot of great playthroughs of Cupid, and bumblebeary has been fantastic so far.

So say goodbye for now, and please make sure to thank her by Subscribing to her channel and Liking her videos.

Okay, turn your music on in the background, start running on that treadmill, do some sit ups or go jogging, and I’ll see you at exactly 20 minutes in!

Intermission: Your body is getting so happy and healthy and tight and maybe a bit sexy. Lots of panting. Your heartbeat picks up. Good things are happening!

Okay, that was fun.

Alright, here’s what I saw happen. We open on a young girl who seems to be tortured by her mother’s spirit (or just mental illness). Lots of men have done bad things to her; their wives and womenfolk have hurt and abused her. The priest is touching her in very dirty ways.

And poor bumblebeary (our streamer) is so offended it is beyond cute. She’s so eloquent and kind, and she’s already sticking up for our protagonist. It makes me smile to watch another person act so sweetly.

Our story girl ends up gouging her own eye out. Mother made her do it. So grotesque! As bumblebeary puts it, “I’m the worst guardian angel ever!”

The story then moves to a Chateau. Our girl’s name seems to be Rose, now, because I think she sells roses to get by. She knows (and likes) the Marquis who owns the Chateau; I loved how adorable bumblebeary got when she noticed that rose was blushing!

A bunch of cunty women–I know, I try to watch my language, but they deserve it–start abusing poor, one-eyed Rose. But don’t worry, bumblebeary AND a mysterious new character in our VN–a sweet, young child–come to Rose’s rescue.

And right before we finish the workout, the Marquis suddenly appears! What a tease.

He looks pretty hot and he’s a foreigner. Possibly the bastard of a Greek queen, but our cute bumblebeary had trouble saying that.

So that’s it!

We may bounce around between streamers going forward, but I think I’ll spend at least a bit longer with bumblebeary because she was exceptional and very entertaining.

We’ll probably finish playing all the way through Cupid, however, because I’m really big on seeing my commitments through.